Pharaohs
This pharaoh was the longest serving pharaoh, having served for 66 years until he/she died at the age of 90.
Who is Ramses II?
The old kingdom came to an end when the pharaohs lost their power/influence over their subjects. This was caused as a result of these two types of natural disasters, causing a lack of food and water.
What are famine and drought?
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt pursed an active one of these, something pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, in order to meet an objective.
What is foreign policy?
She was Egypt's first female Pharaoh, who was known for expanding trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
As a result of Ancient Egyptians' experience with Mummification, they were very familiar with this discipline
What is anatomy or medicine?
This pharaoh is known for expanding trade.
Who is Hatshepsut?
After the Old Kingdom ended around 2200 BC, these leaders began taking control in individual areas, weakening the power of the pharaoh.
What are Princes?
The region of Kush was just South of Egypt and during the Middle Kingdom also went by this name.
What is Nubia?
During the new Kingdom, Ramses II spent 15 years at war with this group before finally negotiating a peace treaty via letters.
Who are the Hittites?
What is Geometry?
This pharaoh was known as the boy king, but became really famous after his tomb was discovered in 1922, with lots of buried treasure.
Who is Tutankhamen? (AKA King Tut)
Imhotep was the talented vizier to this King, who created the first 200 foot high Pyramid during the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Who is King Djoser?
This group of people were called "The Rulers of Foreign Lands," and settled in Lower Egypt around 1750 BC, at the end of the Middle Kingdom.
Who are the Hyksos?
The pharaohs were members of a ruling family that were known as this.
What is a dynasty?
These were the letters or symbols used by Ancient Egyptian scribes when writing.
What are hieroglyphs?
This pharaoh is known for having negotiated a treaty with the hittites after 15 years of war.
Who is Ramses II?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is also known as the Pyramid of this pharaoh.
Who is Khufu?
This Pharaoh helped reunify Egypt around 2040 BC under a strong central government.
Who is Mentuhotep II?
This group of people invaded Egypt at the end of the New Kingdom but never actually conquered it.
Who are the Sea Peoples?
This Macedonian Pharaoh was the very last Pharaoh to rule over Egypt before the Roman empire took over the region.
Who is Cleopatra VII?
This pharaoh is said to have killed his stepmother and tried to erase her memory from all of Egypt.
Who is Thutmose III?
The Great Sphinx, one of Egypt's larger Ancient Pyramids, was made primarily out of this material.
What is limestone?
A the ending of the Middle Kingdom, Egypt became more this, meaning less religious.
What is secular?
This pharaoh is said to have killed his stepmother in order to take control of Egypt.
Who is Thutmose III?
This natural resource helped make Kush very powerful, especially after the New Kingdom when they took a turn at ruling Egypt.
What is gold?